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Dogs on South Carolina beaches
South Carolina beach towns mostly allow dogs early and late in summer and all day the rest of the year. Hilton Head allows dogs under voice control outside summer hours.
Dogs allowedOff-leash OKLeash requiredNo dogs some hoursNo dogs that dayDog walk (paw marker)Walk route
Tap a beach or walk on the map to see its dog rules. Tapping a walk with a mapped route zooms to the green route line. Use two fingers to move the map on a phone.
What we coverthe Grand Strand, Charleston, Hilton Head and Congaree: 5 beaches. Next: Surfside Beach, Pawleys Island, Isle of Palms, Sullivan's Island and state parks. Beaches not on the map aren't checked yet.
Shorebird closuresPiping plover and tern nesting areas close to dogs from spring to fall, and can change daily. Signs on the beach always take priority.
Leash laws"Dogs allowed" means there's no beach rule against dogs that day. Town and state leash laws still apply unless a beach is marked off-leash.